Join us on September 18th at 11 AM during Saturday Morning Classical Coffeehouse for the 4th Annual WRTI/Astral Block Party, live on the air! Get set to meet four of Astral’s stellar musicians in an intriguing, high-energy program. WRTI’s Debra Lew Harder is your host.
Artists include pianist Christopher Goodpasture, flutist Antonina Styczen, cellist Thomas Mesa, and the one-of-a-kind ARKAI String Duo on electric violin and cello. Astral’s Executive Director Lourdes Starr-Demers will also chime in. Read about Astral here.
PROGRAM:
Christopher Goodpasture, piano
- Toru Takemitsu / John Lennon and Paul McCartney: "Golden Slumbers"
- Frederico Mompou / Arcadi Volodos:"Damunt de tu només les flors" (Over Your Body Only the Blossoms)
Antonina Styczen, flute
- Eunike Tanzil: Letters From Behind The Veil
- Alisson Loggins-Hull: Have and Hold
Tommy Mesa, cello
- Rachmaninoff: Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, Op. 19, IV. Allegro mosso (excerpt)
- Andrea Casarrubios: Mensajes del Agua, (Andrea Casarrubios, piano)
ARKAI String Duo:
Jonathan Miron, electric violin; Philip Sheegog, cellist
- Aurora (composed by ARKAI)
Warm up for the Radio Block Party with these videos:
Pianist Christopher Goodpasture:
Antonina Styczen:
Thomas Mesa:
ARKAI String Duo: